Hugh, born about 1848 in Canada West (Ontario), was recorded in the Canada Census, 1881, working as a miller in Artemesia Township, Ontario. He and his wife, Mary, had four children at that time: Ada, Goldie, John and William.[1] They moved to Toronto, Ontario, where their son David was born in 1890. Hugh's occupation was "miller" on the birth certificate.[2]
Sources
↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFP-RF9 : 2 March 2021), Hugh Somervill, Artemesia, Grey, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Hugh Somervill, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMWF-281 : 13 February 2020), Hugh Summerville in entry for David Henry Summerville, 1890.
See also:
"Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWG8-J5Q : 3 August 2016), Hugh Somerville, St Davids Ward, Toronto City, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148172.
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